The M4 Motorway (Junction 48 (Hendy) to Junction 49 (Pont Abraham), Carmarthenshire) (Temporary Prohibition of Vehicles & 50 MPH Speed Limit) Order 2017
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Citation | SI 2017/661 |
| Year | 2017 |
2017No. 661 (W. 152)
ROAD TRAFFIC, WALES
The M4 Motorway (Junction 48 (Hendy) to Junction 49 (Pont Abraham), Carmarthenshire) (Temporary Prohibition of Vehicles & 50 MPH Speed Limit) Order 2017
Made15May2017
Coming into force22May2017
The Welsh Ministers, being the traffic authority for the relevant length of the M4 London to South Wales Motorway, are satisfied that traffic in specified lengths of the motorway should be prohibited and restricted because of works proposed on or near the motorway.
The Welsh Ministers, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 14(1), (4) and (7) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984( 1), make this Order.
Title, Interpretation and Commencement
1. This Order comes into force on 22 May 2017. Its title is The M4 Motorway (Junction 48 (Hendy) to Junction 49 (Pont Abraham), Carmarthenshire) (Temporary Prohibition of Vehicles & 50 MPH Speed Limit) Order 2017.
2. In this Order:
“exempted vehicle”(“cerbyd esempt”) means
(a) any vehicle being used by the emergency services or in connection with the works giving rise to this Order;
(b) any vehicle being used for naval, military or air force purposes and being driven by a person for the time being subject to the orders of a member of the armed forces of the Crown, who is a member of the special forces—
(i) in response, or for practice in responding, to a national security emergency by a person who has been trained in driving at high speeds: or
(ii) for the purpose of training a person in driving vehicles at high speeds.
“special forces”(“lluoedd arbennig”) means those units of the home forces the maintenance of whose capabilities is the responsibility of the Director of Special Forces or which are for the time being subject to the operational command of that Director.
“the motorway” (“y draffordd”) means the M4 London to South Wales Motorway between Junction 48 (Hendy) and Junction 49 (Pont Abraham) in the County of Carmarthenshire;
“works period”(“cyfnod y gwaith”) means the period commencing at 20:00 hours on 22 May 2017 and ending when the temporary traffic signs are permanently removed.
Prohibition and Restriction
3. No person shall, during the works period, drive or cause or permit any vehicle, other than an exempted vehicle, to proceed in the lengths of the motorway specified in Schedule 1.
4. No person shall, during the works period, drive or cause or permit any vehicle to proceed at a speed exceeding 50 miles per hour in...
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